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ITALO (käm-pä-në'nē), an Italian singer; born in Parma, June 29, 1846. He served in Garibaldi's army in two campaigns, when only 15 years of age. He studied at the Parma Conservatory for one year, and in an appearance as the notary in "La Sonnambula" he was unsuccessful. He then studied with Lamperti at Milan, and made successful in appearance "Faust" at La Scala, Milan. In 1872 he appeared in London, and a year later came to the United States as a member of the Nilsson Company, appearing in "Lucrezia Borgia." For a number of years he was considered the finest of living tenors. A disease of the throat afterward somewhat impaired his voice.
He died near Parma, Italy, Nov. 23,